Após cinco anos no exército, He Shinian enfrenta uma crise no trabalho e nos relacionamentos. De maneira inesperada, torna-se secretário de Wu Yunqiu, o recém-nomeado secretário do comitê do condado.
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August in Ninghai County was suffocatingly hot.
At this moment, He Shinian was riding his bicycle toward his girlfriend Qiao Yina’s house.
Today was the birthday of Qiao Yina’s mother, Wei Ziqin, and He Shinian had prepared a gift for her two days in advance.
Just then, the ringtone from his pocket sounded.
He Shinian instinctively pulled his bike over to the roadside.
Ensuring his safety, he took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Liu Dajin, the department director.
He Shinian felt puzzled; it was after work hours, so why was Liu Dajin calling him now?
At twenty-eight, He Shinian was currently an employee at the Ninghai County Bureau of Land and Resources.
Six years ago, he and Qiao Yina graduated from university together.
After graduation, Qiao Yina passed the civil service exam and entered the government system.
He Shinian, on the other hand, was drafted and spent five years in the military.
Because he was twice awarded the second-class personal merit and was promoted exceptionally to fourth-grade sergeant, the political commissar of his unit, “Old Tang,” promised to arrange at least a deputy department-level position for him upon his return.
Yet when he was discharged, he was merely given the status of a second-grade clerk.
Old Tang failed to keep his promise, and when He Shinian called him, he was told he must obey orders.
He Shinian, as a soldier, knew well that obedience was a duty.
Though unwilling, he accepted reality and was assigned to the Ningha